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By Tony Zonca -- MikeDragoSports.com senior contributor To the rest of Major League Baseball in 1964, Chico Ruiz was an obscure outfielder with the Cincinnati Reds. To the Philadelphia Phillies he became a harbinger of doom. …

Two-time All-Berks pick Rueben Livingston was disappointed when he wasn't selected in the Major League Baseball Draft last week, but it only made his resolve to play professional baseball stronger. "I learned you have to be really,…

"Amazing" That was Alex Kelsey's reaction when he learned he made Pennsylvania's Big 26 baseball team. The center fielder had a big season for Exeter in the spring and is having an equally big summer for the Berks Bulls but…

Justin Perry has been hired as head baseball coach at Albright College. He spent seven seasons as associate coach at Gettysburg College. Justin Perry "Justin has a lot of experience under some outstanding college baseball…

Hamburg returns to the American Legion Region 2 Tournament Friday for the first time in nearly 30 years after winning the Schuylkill-Berks League qualifying tournament earlier this month. The Reds open play in the…

Norchester continued its domination of the Berks Senior Legion League Sunday, beating Boyertown 10-3 at Owls Field to claim its third straight league championship and fifth in six tournaments. The game was tied 1-1 before the…

David Levengood pitched a three-hitter as Norchester remained unbeaten in the Berks Senior Legion Tournament, eliminating West Lawn 1-0 Saturday at Owls Field. Boyertown, which advanced to the final day earlier with an 11-1 win…

Jarred Berish allowed just four hits over six innings and Dylan Donaghy had two hits and two RBIs as top-seeded Norchester defeated second-seeded Boyertown 5-1 in the winner's bracket final of the Berks Senior Legion League Friday at…

Top seed Norchester and second-seeded Boyertown won for the second straight night, advancing to the winner's bracket final in Berks Senior Legion League tournament play Thursday. Norchester defeated Reading 5-1; Boyertown defeated…

The top four seeds won on the opening night of the Berks Senior Legion Tournament, but it took second-seeded Boyertown extra innings to slip past No. 7 Birdsboro, 5-4. Top-seeded Norchester won 2-1 over Post 217, No. 3 West Lawn…